The Government Notice 2
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"Gosh, gurl. I have been asking here nonstop about how you have been doing, dreaming about all that weird stuff and you are just going to smile at me? Are you thinking about someone? Your crush, perhaps?" Josh asked while raising his eyebrows at me. I smiled at him and teasingly said,
"What a great question that was, gurl! I was just thinking about you." He rolled his eyes unbelievably at me, probably thinking that it was just a joke but we all know that it isn't. Telling him that it's true would just make him think of me as weird and laugh so, I'll let him be. I just laughed at him in response at his silly behavior and started telling him about my nightmare. He chortled, his breathy laugh echoing in the air.
Minutes have passed until he decided to stop laughing and wiped off the tears in his eyes. "You watch too much Coraline, gurl." He commented while trying to stop his laughter.
"Because I love it and will always love it." I always watch it since I was young and I never get tired of it. It's the best movie that I have ever seen-just my opinion, though. There are probably only a few who really loved it but nah, I really don't care about it as long as I really enjoyed it and really, really love it.
Josh was about to say something when someone called our attention. "Excuse me, are you Kira Castelle?" Asked the petite girl in front of me.
"Why, yes."
"Please come with me." I looked at Josh, wondering. He just gestured me to follow the girl as he stood up from his seat, telling me that he'll be waiting for me at the classroom.
"Uhm, where are we going?" I asked the girl as I walk beside her. She just glanced at me and turned to a wooden double door. The principal's office?
"Mrs. Principal is waiting for you inside." She told me and walked away without even glancing back at me. What does the principal want from me? If I remember it right, I have done nothing wrong other than defending the students that were being bullied. Isn't that a right thing to do? Or maybe the bullies tried to defend themselves, in case I was going to tell the principal about the evil things that they've done and placed the blame on me? Oh well, let's find out.
I walked inside and there I saw Mrs. principal sitting on the couch. She looked up at me and smiled widely. "It is nice to see you, Ms. Castelle. Why don't you take a seat?" She pointed at the couch across her. I obeyed her and sat down.
"Is there a problem, Mrs. principal?" She laughed ridiculously at me.
"I just want to congratulate you."
"Congratulate me? For what?"
"Your government notice is finally here."
"H-huh?" My face turned pale as I hear those words come out from her mouth.
Oh, crap.
Shits about to go down.
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"How was it?" Josh asked immediately as I sat beside him, his tone was serious as he looked at me with a worried look on his face. My eyebrows raised as I recalled.
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"You don't get to attend school for three weeks. It is for you and your partner to get to know each other. Isn't it amazing?" She said chirpily.
"That is so not okay."
"Why? What's the problem?"
"I really love school so I'll pass on that."
She stood up and went beside me.
"Your teachers won't mark you absent. And good news is that you are exempted! Aren't you glad?"
"Not at all."
"You should be!"
"But I am not ready yet." She giggled at my statement.
"Oh please, all the students keep saying that just like when I was your age. Besides, it's normal. Don't always play safe. Take risks and enjoy it while it lasts."
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As soon as our conversation with the principal has ended, she left, saying that she will be attending the meeting. I stayed there for a couple of minutes, thinking about the things that Mrs. Principal told me but I just can't seem to understand it.
Not yet. But I'll know soon enough.
"I will not be attending school for three weeks." Even without looking at him, I could feel his muscles tense.
He knows.
He shifted at his seat as he took deep breaths and relaxed. I glanced at him but he was looking elsewhere, drowned in his thoughts.
There was a long silence between us. Only whispers of the few students can be heard inside this spacious classroom. I couldn't say anything. He knows that I'm not ready yet and he also knew that this will happen soon enough and it did.
I don't know what he is thinking right now but he's probably thinking of words to say to lighten up my mood. He does it all the time.
My train of thought had stopped when he leaned forward and looked at me. His expression went back to normal but for a second, I could see a hint of sadness in his eyes before it disappeared. I wonder why? Oh well, maybe it was just my imagination.
Showing his happy-go-lucky look, he patted my head and smiled, "You are going to be fine, gurl. Trust me. Just remember your priorities and," he stopped for a second and gave a little shrug as he continued, "go with the flow." Ugh. Seriously, Josh?
"Wow. That's very helpful!" I sarcastically said. He ignored it and let out a small laugh.
"By the way, what else did you and Mrs. Principal talk about? And, who's the lucky guy? Do you have a picture of him? Is he handsome? Macho—" I pressed my hand against his mouth, stopping him from asking any further.
"It's a secret." He held my hand away from his mouth and gave me an angry look. "Tsk tsk, where did you learn keeping secrets from me?" He suddenly gasped when he realized something and placed his hands on his mouth,
"Don't tell me...you have a crush on him already!?"
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Visitor• • • •"What are talking about? Of course not.""Ehhh, then tell me!""Mrs. principal herself told me that it's a secret. Gets?" He whispered the 'ahh' 'I-get-it-now' sound while nodding his head."Ughhh.""Oh? What's wrong?""It's so unfair. I have already received mine but you haven't yet. How's that possible?""Duhh. They just couldn't find the right one for me." He flips his imaginary hair. Josh already turned 21 months ago but he still hasn't received any. He stopped going to school when he was in kinder so he's older than me. He doesn't want to tell me what really happened. He's a secretive person. All he said was that he has family problems at that time and that's it.But you know what? I'm really curious about Josh. He's gay. Will he ever receiv
Opposites• • • •"It's this simple law, which every writer knows, of taking two opposites and putting them in a room together."~ Trey Parker• • • •"Mmm! This is sooo good, grandma." Ate July said while stuffing her mouth with the chocolate chip cookies that nana baked for her just a while ago."I have baked a lot for you, iha so, slow down or you'll choke." Nana laughed at Ate July's silly behavior.
Opposites 2• • • • •There are also some people who were heedless enough to disobey the law so they were punished. No one really knows what the consequences are. Punished people would not say it to anyone. All I know is that you will suffer severe penalties if you don't follow.I didn't notice that I was already mumbling to myself when Nana tapped my hand. With a raised brow, I turned to look at Nana who was sitting not so far away from me. "Huh? What is it, Nana?""Kira? Are you alright?" Nana asked me worriedly. Ate July was also staring at me and at the government notice that I was holding tightly in my hands. I know that she knows about the notice right from the start so she already knew what my problem is. Instead of answering my Nana, I stayed silent in my seat and sighed.Ate July sat beside me and patted my back as she cheered me on, "Dearie, it's a big challenge for the both of you!
Who are you?• • • •"He'll go somewhere, dearie. He'll just drop us at our destination. And also, we'll do some girl stuff, remember?" She said between her giggles."I could become a girl and join you two. It'll be fun." He teased."Heck, no. You'll ruin the fun.""What a killjoy." I laughed at the both of them. They argue like dogs and cats and it's cute to look at.Kuya Truce went silent as Ate July widens her eyes at him. It didn't stop him from teasing though and shrugged. "I suppose that it'll be more fun picking out the best place to have a honeymoon.""Oh, shut up." Kuya and I laughed. Ate July is once again in a bad mood as she averted her gaze away from Kuya but it's evident that deep-inside, she's feeling the 'kilig' feeling.You know, the weird feeling where your whole body just bursts to flames and your stomach twisting to
BabysitterMy whole body froze in shock while my eyes were still glued on the man. It's dark and I can't clearly see his face especially when he's very tall. All I could see with all the darkness was his green emerald eyes. It was glowing beautifully in the shadows. Mysterious. Empty. And Dead.I was taken aback when he suddenly lowered his face, leveling mine. "Who. Are. You?" He asked again, giving emphasis to each word. His deep green orbs was bewitching while it was glaring at me, observing my every move.I stayed silent while staring at him, fascinated by the alluring beauty he possessed. I could even clearly see now that his face was only inches away from mine. He has a strong and a chiseled jawline. Flawlessly thick eyebrows and kissable lip
Babysitter 2I inhaled sharply. What should I do? Fuuuuckkk! Keep thinking Kira!???? ???????. I thought to myself. Relax and think.Think.Think..In the end, I couldn't think of words to say so I looked away, feeling my face continuously pouring off sweat--if that's even possible. I glanced up at him but he is still looking down on me with his unreadable expression."You should go. I don't need babysitters." He started walking past me. He was about to go up the stairs when I shouted at him. "Wait!" I held the tip of his V-neck T-shirt, stopping him from walking."What?" He said softly this time as he glanced over his shoulder.Oh wow. Now he's kind?Anyways.Should I tell him? About the government notice? That, I'm his partner? But...
ConfrontationI quickly looked at the right side of the bed and saw no one. I also scanned around and sighed in relief when I saw no signs of that man in the room.Was that real? T-the things that he did to me? Can he do such thing? But...Maybe that was all just a dream? A nightmare? He's not the kind of person to do such things, right? Besides, if it was really just a nightmare, why did it...disappear? Then, suddenly, it was replaced by a wonderful dream?This is the first time that it happened.Ever since I've been having nightmares, I would stay awake or be awaken because of it. Even in the middle of the night. But today, it's different.I don't want to conclude something that I'm not sure of so I'll just ask him.Where is he, anyway?I stood up and went inside the comfort room. I'll
Confrontation 2• • • •I suddenly let go of the spoon that I was holding and looked at him with wide eyes.Huh? How did he know? Was I too obvious? Really?What did I say that made him think of that? If I remember what happened last night, I was doing great at concealing my emotions! Or so I say... but, it isn't that bad, right? RIGHT!?"How did you know?" He sat properly and looked at me with a very serious expression.